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Jarrid Nicholson

 

Senior ● Midfielder ● 5-8 ● 168 ● Johannesburg, SAF ● Benoni HS

Returns to the Clayton State line-up this season after missing last season with an injury... Will serve as team captain this season... One of the top midfielders in the Peach Belt Conference who plays big in tight situations… Plays smart with the ball at his feet and doesn’t commit turnovers… Possesses tremendous creativity on the offensive end of the field… A legitimate All-Peach Belt, All-Region and All-American hopeful this season
2006: Set out the season with a medical redshirt.
2005:
Returned to the Laker squad following a one-year hiatus… Saw action in 21 games with 19 starts in the midfield… Tied on the team in scoring with three goals and four assists for 10 points… Scored a goal each against USC-Aiken and Shorter, and a goal against North Georgia in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament… Selected PBC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
2003: Played in 15 games with nine starts as a freshman... Had two assists on the season, including one against Peach Belt Conference foe Francis Marion.
2002: Redshirted and practiced with the squad. 
High School/Club: Graduated from Benoni High in Benoni, South Africa... High school head coach was Ray Morais… Received full colours for soccer… High school teammate of fellow Laker Andre Rall… A two-time team Most Valuable Player and two-time team captain.
Personal: Born: November 17, 1982... Parents are Ken and Julie Nicholson... Grandfather, Raymond Voice, played professional soccer in England for seven seasons… Favorite food is steak and shrimp… Favorite telvision show is “That 70s Show”… Major is integrated studies.